Cruel acerbic impassioned gleeful frequently outrageous & always hilarious Charlie Brookers Screen Burn collects the best of the much-loved Guardian Guide columns in one easy-to-read-on-the-toilet package. Sit back & roar as Brooker rips mercilessly into Simon Cowell Big Brother Trinny & Susannah Casualty Davina Mc Call Michael Parkinson...and almost everything else on television. This book will make practically anyone laugh out loud. ...

For Oz Blackstone the days of getting into trouble for a living otherwise known as being a private enquiry agent could soon be behind him. An undercover stint posing as a TV wrestling Master of Ceremonies has convinced him that he might just have a bit of a hidden theatrical talent. So when Oz gets the chance of a bit-part in a movie it seems like an offer he cant refuse
- even though his own life is fast developing a dramatic storyline of its own with a frightening series of accidents befalling people close to him. & when the female lead is kidnapped from the set in a bizarre echo of the movies rollercoaster plot fiction & reality come together in a terrifying climax. But has Oz got what it takes to save the day?
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Write a great script & get it into the hands of the Hollywood players! So you want to be a screenwriter? Whether you want to write a feature film or a TV script or adapt your favorite book this friendly guide gives you expert advice in everything from creating your story & developing memorable characters to formatting your script & selling it to the studios. You get savvy industry tips & strategies for getting your screenplay noticed! * The screenwriting process from A to Z -- from developing a concept & thinking visually to plotline conflicts pacing & the conclusion * Craft living breathing characters -- from creating the backstory to letting your characters speak to balancing dialogue with action * Turn your story into a script -- from developing an outline & getting over writer's block to formatting your screenplay & handling rewrites * Prepare for Hollywood -- from understanding the players & setting your expectations to polishing your copy & protecting your work * Sell your script to the industry -- from preparing your pitch & finding an agent to meeting with executives & making a deal Open the book & find: * The latest on the biz from entertainment blogs to top agents to box office jargon * New story examples from recently released films * Tips on character development a story's time clock dramatic structure & dialogue * New details on developing the nontraditional screenplay -- from musicals to animation to high dramatic style * Expanded information on adaptation & collaboration with examples from successful screenwriting duos ...

Can we bring more meaning to our lives & help change the world at the same time? Richard Branson at his brilliant & motivating best reveals how with his exciting new vision for the future. It is time to turn capitalism upside down
- to shift our values to switch from a profit focus to caring for people communities & the planet. With inspiration for everyone Screw Business As Usual shows how easy it is for both businesses & individuals to embark on a whole new way of doing things solving major problems & turning our work into something we both love & are proud of.
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Richard Branson is an iconic businessman. In Screw It Lets Do It" he shares the secrets of his success & the invaluable lessons he has learned over the course of his remarkable career. As the world struggles with the twin problems of global recession & climate change Richard explains why it is up to big companies like Virgin to lead the way in finding a more holistic & environmentally friendly approach to business. He also looks to the future & shares his plans for taking his business & his ideas to the next level. Richard reveals the new & exciting areas into which Virgin is currently moving including biofuels & space travel & brings together all the important lessons good advice & inspirational adages that have helped him along the road to success. This is a fantastic motivational book that will help every reader achieve their own dreams." ...

Do you have a sane work-play balance? Had enough of your job & want to change your life? Heres how to do it" The Times Stuck in a job thats boring you to tears? Slogging away at a business thats never quite taken off? Still cant decide what youd rather do? Well its time to change all that. Weve reached a remarkable point in the history of work. With the right guidance its now possible for anyone to make a living from doing the things they love. Written by a career maverick who escaped corporate life Screw Work Lets Play is your blueprint to create a work-life full of fun freedom & creativity; something more like play than work. Packed full of stories from people who turned their passion into their living -- or even a million pound business -- youll discover 10 secrets to transform your working life starting today. Discover life-changing ideas & practical plans including: * How to win your first playcheque -- without quitting your current job * How to beat the doubts & internal blocks that hold you back * How you can play & get rich -- even in a recession Whether you want to start a business create an ideal job write a book or change the world theres no need to suffer unfulfilling work any more. Ready to play? Unlock exclusive extras at www.screwworkletsplay.com Join the Play Revolution" ...

On its first appearance The Screwtape Letters was immediately recognized as a milestone in the history of popular theology. Now in its 70th Anniversary Year & having sold over half a million copies it is an iconic classic on spiritual warfare & the power of the devil. This profound & striking narrative takes the form of a series of letters from Screwtape a devil high in the Infernal Civil Service to his nephew Wormwood a junior colleague engaged in his first mission on earth trying to secure the damnation of a young man who has just become a Christian. Although the young man initially looks to be a willing victim he changes his ways & is lost to the young devil. Dedicated to Lewiss friend & colleague J.R.R. Tolkien The Screwtape Letters is a timeless classic on spiritual warfare & the invisible realities which are part of our religious experience. ...

On its first appearance The Screwtape Letters was immediately recognized as a milestone in the history of popular theology. Now 60 years old it is stunningly repackaged & both cassette & CD. A masterpiece of satire this classic has entertained & enlightened readers the world overwith its sly & ironic portrayal of human life & foibles from the vantage point of Screwtape a highly placed assistant to ' Our Father Below'. At once wildly comic deadly serious & strikingly original C.S. Lewis gives us the correspondence of the worldly wise old devil to his nephew Wormwood a novice demon in charge of securing the damnation of an ordinary young man. Dedicated to Lewis's friend & colleague J.R.R. Tolkien The Screwtape Letters is the most engaging account of temptation
- & triumph over it
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He has no literary precedent & he also appears to have no imitators. He mines a seam that no one else touches on every sentence in every book having a Magnus Mills ring to it that no other writer could produce
- Independent". In " Hark the Herald" a guest stays at an eerie guesthouse over Christmas without encountering any other residents despite constant reassurance from the landlord that he would see them if only he arrived for breakfast slightly earlier; in " Only When the Sun Shines Brightly" Aesops fable about a competition between the Sun & the Wind to get a man to take his coat off gets a new look involving a railway arch a builder & a piece of plastic sheeting; & in " Once in a Blue Moon" a man arrives home to find the family house under siege with his mother armed dangerous & firing at the police with a shotgun & attempts to appease her with an invitation to seasonal hospitality. In the title story rivalry between three cousins over a faulty toy gets out of hand as the cousins unwittingly imitate the toy theyre fighting over. Magnus Mills has published two collections of stories
- " Only When the Sun Shines Brightly" & " Once in a Blue Moon"
- which are collected here together with four new stories for the first time to make a set of twelve."


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